BKS ENERGY LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BKS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BKS ENERGY LLC of CAMBRIA, CA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
BKS
Location
CAMBRIA, CA
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BKS ENERGY LLC hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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BKS ENERGY LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BKS ENERGY LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BKS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BKS ENERGY LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BKS ENERGY LLC hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BKS ENERGY LLC still in business?
USCG records list BKS ENERGY LLC of CAMBRIA, CA in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a BKS ENERGY LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BKS ENERGY LLC hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "BKS ENERGY LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bks, last verified 2026-06-12.